Awkward

05.14.12

Charlie Rangel Wants an Endorsement

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President Obama is in New York Monday for the first time since making his gay-marriage endorsement. He'll be giving the commencement address at Barnard College and, in addition to graduates and their families, in the audience will be Rep. Charlie Rangel, who’s recently put pressure on Obama to publicly support him. The representative, who’s up for reelection this year, has been actively presenting himself as a big Obama supporter, despite the fact that Obama encouraged him to end his political career “with dignity” after 2010.